Congratulations Danica Lewis!

WASCD is pleased to announce Dan­ica Lewis, Direc­tor of Teach­ing and Learn­ing at Fond du Lac as the 2017 Instruc­tional Leader of the Year Award recip­i­ent. This award is intended to rec­og­nize indi­vid­u­als who are proven lead­ers in cur­ricu­lum, instruc­tion and assess­ment and who have advo­cated for poli­cies and prac­tices that lead to increased stu­dent per­for­mance. Dan­ica was rec­og­nized at the WASCD Fall Con­fer­ence and receives a schol­ar­ship to be used to attend a future ASCD or WASCD program.

“I am hum­bled and hon­ored to receive this recog­ni­tion. I have been for­tu­nate dur­ing my career in edu­ca­tion to work with out­stand­ing lead­ers who have and who con­tinue to shape my practice.”

Through Danica’s time in Fond du Lac, the dis­trict has shown con­tin­u­ous aca­d­e­mic and behav­ioral growth. When Dan­ica entered the dis­trict, 31% of stu­dents were pro­fi­cient or advanced in read­ing, and 41.3% were pro­fi­cient or advanced in math. They have grown con­sis­tently each year to an increase of 45.2% pro­fi­cient or advanced in read­ing (an increase of 14.2%) and 46.9% pro­fi­cient or advanced in math (an increase of 5.6%). Teach­ers across the dis­trict share com­mon lev­els of pro­fi­ciency and have a com­mon under­stand­ing of what it takes for stu­dents to be proficient

Over the years Dan­ica has been a strong sup­porter of WASCD and its mis­sion. She believes, “Noth­ing in edu­ca­tion is done in iso­la­tion and I feel so for­tu­nate to be sur­rounded by pro­fes­sion­als ded­i­cated to stu­dent learn­ing.”WASCD is proud to have Dan­ica as a mem­ber and hon­ors her many years of ser­vice to the edu­ca­tion community.

Do you know an Instruc­tional Leader who should be rec­go­nized? WASCD is cur­rently accept­ing nom­i­na­tions for the 2018 award. Learn more.